DARPA’s War to Repel Mosquitoes

What if you could engineer your skin to repel mosquitoes? Imagine having one of the toughest jobs in the world with enough danger, without the threat of mosquitoes. DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is looking into how soldiers could […]

Mosquitoes Need Sugar to Survive

A spoonful of sugar can not only help the ‘medicine go down’ (in the famous words of Mary Poppins), but it can also help to keep mosquitoes away! Research has revealed that mosquitoes also have an attraction to sugar. Which […]

Prevent Mosquito Bites This Season

Bug bites! They are irritating, they are nasty and they can cause very serious health issues. As mosquito season gets into full swing, many of us are reaching for the repellent to try and prevent these disease-spreading suckers from taking […]

How Can We Annoy Mosquitoes?

Mosquitoes annoy us! They fly around us with their irritating buzz and their itchy bites. They transmit diseases and generally cause misery for us all. But what if there was a way we could annoy them too? What if there […]

Mosquito Bites And What To Do With Them

The result of a mosquito bite can be extremely irritating. But that’s the least of your worries because mosquitoes not only leave you with an unbearable itch, they can also pass on diseases. Some of which are deadly. So how […]

How to be Unattractive to Mosquitoes

Some people are unlucky enough to be bitten by mosquitoes more than others. If you’re one of the unfortunate ones, there are a number of reasons why these pesky, disease spreading pests are more attracted to you than someone else […]

The List of Mosquito-Borne Disease Continues To Grow

When you think of mosquito-borne disease, do you think of Malaria, Zika and West Nile virus? You would be forgiven if they are the only ones you can name. However, there are so many more to add to the list. […]

No Mosquitoes This Spring?

Despite the harsh winter season, mosquitoes are known to be quite resilient and can survive the coldest winters. With all the snow and rain we’ve gotten this year, it could mean we are in for a rough mosquito season.
With all […]

Is There Still A Risk Of Zika?

In 2016, the outbreak of the Zika virus caused huge health concerns across the globe. The 2016 Olympics were held in Brazil, and with South America being at the heart of the epidemic it had a huge impact on travel […]

Fighting Mosquitoes Before They Bite!

We all know about the threat of mosquito-borne disease, but do we know just how serious it is? With the impact that climate change is having on the globe, it could expose half of the world to the likes of Dengue […]